Usages of despacio
¿Puedes hablar más despacio?
Can you speak more slowly?
El tren va muy despacio.
The train goes very slowly.
Mi madre cortó aquel pimiento verde muy despacio.
My mother cut that green pepper very slowly.
El profesor pronuncia las palabras despacio.
The teacher pronounces the words slowly.
Te ruego que leas las instrucciones despacio.
I beg you to read the instructions slowly.
Recomiendo que subas al trampolín despacio.
I recommend that you go up to the diving board slowly.
El vino nuevo va madurando despacio en la bodega.
The new wine is maturing slowly in the winery.
Ella flexiona las piernas muy despacio.
She bends her legs very slowly.
No es difícil. Simplemente respira despacio.
It is not difficult. Simply breathe slowly.
Quítate la tirita despacio para no hacerte daño.
Take the plaster off slowly so you don't hurt yourself.
Ella tiene las pestañas largas y parpadea despacio.
She has long eyelashes and blinks slowly.
Aparca despacio donde no roces otros coches.
Park slowly wherever you won't scrape other cars.
Tuvimos que caminar despacio por entre la maleza.
We had to walk slowly through the undergrowth.
Conduce despacio: la carretera tiene muchas curvas.
Drive slowly: the road has a lot of bends.
Habló despacio para que todos entendieran.
He spoke slowly so that everyone would understand.
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